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Leslie Bouie, 48, was gunned down during some kind of argument, according to authorities. He may have been defending his sister, investigators said.

"He was trying to protect his sister and in the end his life was taken and it's a tragedy," said Bouie's ex-wife Toni Dotson.

Police haven't said why the sister was in the house, because she doesn't live at the home. Someone in the the house attacked her, officials said.

"She was beat up," said Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood. "She then ran across the street and told her brother. The deceased came over to defend her honor and ended up getting shot once in the chest."

Investigators spoke to witnesses since shortly after the call for help came in.

Detectives said they believe they know the identity of the shooter, but so far the suspect has not been found. The victim's niece said Bouie deserves justice.

"For somebody to do that to him, you know, God don't like ugly and he going to come and something bad going to happen," said Kimberly Lee. "Something bad is going to happen."

Bouie has had run-ins with the law himself, but in this case loved ones said he was not in the wrong, just trying to do something right.

"When you need him he's there, regardless, but it cost him his life in the end," said Bouie's niece Tonette Collins. "He was the type of person he would lay down his life for you."